War Events
the day that allied forces defeated Germany
VE Day
It's what you “give up” to choose the other option
opportunity cost
What did women do during WW2?
They started working the jobs that the men used to do.
the invasion of Normandy
D Day
since food supplies were low, the government LIMITED the amount that people could buy
rationing
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The U.S. captured this island, which gave the United States an advantage of being able to use that area to stage attacks against Japan
Iwo Jima
The government rationed items to support soldiers and accepted that this meant giving up citizens' freedom to buy what they wanted. This is an example of what?
Opportunity cost
This group of African American men was the first group of African American pilots to fly for the united states. They were extremely successful and did not lose a single bomber. Who were they?
Tuskegee Airmen
The Holocaust
What was the opportunity cost of sending supplies to soldiers overseas during World War II?
Citizens were denied their free choice of what to buy
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Why did the United States enter World War 2?
The Pearl Harbor Attack
What did the United States government do during World War II because of resource and supply shortages?
limited the amount of food people could buy
After the war was over, what happened to many women and African
Americans?
Women and African Americans became unemployed, because servicemen returned to their jobs